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STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF ARDEN HILLS ORDINANCE NO. 2012-005 A MORATORIUM RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MULTI -FAMILY DWELLING UNITS IN THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS The Arden Hills City Council Ordains: 390.01 Recitals. A. The City of Arden Hills ("City") is in the process of reviewing city-wide regulations related to the design standards for multi -family dwelling units including, but not limited to, unit sizes, parking requirements, lighting requirements, kitchen facilities, traffic impacts, and other regulatory aspects related to development of new multi -family dwelling units. B. The existing regulations for the development of multi -family dwelling units in the City may not be meeting the City's goals, which may result in undesirable impacts on the quality of life in the City, the long-term viability of multi -family dwellings, and may negatively impact the neighborhoods which surround them. C. The City anticipates that there will be future submittals for the development of new multi -family dwellings in the City. D. In order to permit the City Council to review and evaluate changes to the City's zoning regulations related to multi -family dwellings; the Arden Hills City Council hereby determines that a moratorium on all new multi- family dwellings in the City is needed. E. The City Council recognizes that insignificant changes to existing multi- family structures in the City will not impair the City's ability to study design standards for new multi -family dwellings; therefore, this moratorium shall not apply to alterations to existing multi -family structures, or multi -family structures which have already received all required land use approvals from the City, provided that those revisions do not result in a net increase of the number of multi -family dwellings units in the City. 390.02 Duration of Moratorium. The moratorium will commence on the effective date of this ordinance and will continue for one year unless otherwise terminated or extended by action of the City Council. 390.03 Enforcement. The City may enforce any provision of this ordinance by mandamus, injunction, or any other appropriate civil remedy in any court of competent jurisdiction.